Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ginny Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: 2012-G23 MNBN/ORGB
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 11 inches (28 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Greyed rose standards; greyed orange falls, mahogany brown vein pattern around beards
Beard Color: White, tipped orange
Style Arm Color: Greyed rose, shaded lavender at midribs, lighter edges
Fragrance: Musky

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Velvet Elvis X Craisin

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery

On close inspection, I really like the juxtaposition of the bloom
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2019-04-11
Photo by grannysgarden
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-03-31
Welcome back Ginny’s creation
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2019-04-11
Check out the colorful style arms
Photo by Dachsylady86
Photo by Dachsylady86

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens
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